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The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, will attend the Heart of Asia Conference in Delhi on Tuesday. Government sources said that Chaudhry will also hold a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The Foreign Secretary-level Indo-Pak dialogue suffered after the terror attack on the Pathankot airbase in January.
Indian authorities have provided evidence to the Pakistani authorities proving that the attack carried out by militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad, a Pakistan-based terror group.
An investigation team from Pakistan was also allowed inside the Pathankot terror attack by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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The Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement here that the Senior Officials Meeting of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process will be held in New Delhi on 26 April. It said:
Pakistan foreign office also said that the delegation will hold bilateral meetings with other leading delegations attending the meeting.
The Foreign Office said Pakistan believes that Pakistan’s participation in the Istanbul conference reflecting “our commitment to efforts for promoting long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan”.
The conference had adopted a forward looking Islamabad Declaration titled ‘Emphasising Enhanced Cooperation for Countering Security Threats and Promoting Regional Connectivity’.
The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process, was established in 2011 as a platform to discuss regional issues of Istanbul.
Congress member Shashi Tharoor, in response to Choudhury’s visit, said that the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should explain their Pakistan policy.
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